The Vietnam Government is behind a wealth of private theatres spread around the country to host regional and national cultural performances for the country’s military. These 700-seat venues serve officials and military leaders with regular programmes of choir performances that promote patriotism and national pride through the history and culture of the Vietnamese republic. One such theatre in Hanoi recently received an upgrade to its sound system when ProAVL Vietnam installed an L-Acoustics K3 line source array.

ProAVL MD Thang Le has been an L-Acoustics user for more than a decade, favouring the systems for their quality and flexibility in projects spannibg installations in civic venues and high-end residential markets to live events.

‘L-Acoustics has a long-standing history of innovation, he says. ‘Since our company was involved in a wide range of productions in highly visible public places, I needed to leave a strong impression on customers by introducing high-quality, innovatively designed products from L-Acoustics to the local market.’

He nurtured partnerships with the military, and ProAVL Vietnam has consistently provided solutions for a range of military theatres and productions over intervening years. ‘

When the director of the Hanoi military theatre expressed his wish to enhance and replace the sound system previously installed, which had begun to degrade in quality, I introduced to him my proudest option, the L-Acoustics K3 system,’ Le says. ‘When introducing L-Acoustics, we take pride that any loudspeaker, big or small, carries the L-Acoustics sonic signature.

‘The K3 is L-Acoustics’ newest line array systems. It perfectly met the criteria set out by the theatre, due to its compact size, and full-range sound, without compromising sound quality. On top of that, the K3 is also suitable for mobile performances, making it available for shows taking place in other recreational venues serving the military.’

Government projects for the military consistently required appropriate logistical protocols by the team at ProAVL Vietnam. ’It is not always easy to carry out projects such as working on the military theatre. The Ministry of National Defense requires us to be a certified distributor of any particular product, and possess at least five years of experience in providing performance audio equipment.’

Using L-Acoustics Soundvision 3D modelling software to calculate optimal sound coverage in the theatre, ProAVL Vietnam installed six K3 per side, with four KS28 subwoofers for low frequency support. The rig is powered by four LA12X amplified controllers.

‘We are very pleased with the results of this project for the military theatre,’ concludes Thang Le. ‘Moreover, the feedback we got from the in-house sound engineers, and some audiences at the theatre were positive.’

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